Health Condition 1: D50-D89- Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
Conditions
Interventions
Control Intervention1: SERUM VITAMIN C ANALYSIS: VITAMIN C ANALYSIS IN CHILDREN AGE GRUOP 4 TO 18 IN CASE AND CONTROL
Control Intervention2: nil
reason : observational study: nil
reason : Observation
Sponsors
NIL
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with more than 4 episodes of URTI in a year Age group between 4 and 18 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Acquired and congenital immuno deficiency Patients who are taking vitamin C tablet for the last one month. Craniofacial abnormality Nasal polyposis. Type 1 Diabetes mellitus Transplantation and post splenectomy patients. Mal absorption syndromes.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| a. Serum vitamin C level in participant with recurrent upper respiratory tract infection. at the baseline b. Serum vitamin C in normal population Timepoint: At the baseline | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| a) The study gives an understanding of association of one of the preventive host factor, vitamin C with URTI. b) If patients with frequent URTI are found to have vitamin C deficiency, the frequency , duration and severity of infection can be reduced by supplementation of vitamin C c) The results of the study may be shared with the rest of the scientific community at conferences and also published in scientific journals Timepoint: 18 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactMUHAMMED ASHIQUE CT
YENEPOYA MEDICAL COLLEGE
Outcome results
None listed